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(11) | EP 0 131 309 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Original table for use in an imaging apparatus or the like |
(57) An original table (16) for use with an imaging apparatus or the like of a type wherein
an original (23) to be imaged is held in position by suction is disclosed. The surface
of the table (16) having holes (21) through which air is drawn to provide the suction
is covered with a sheet (22) of nonwoven fabric having a high air permeability and
high light reflectance. The sheet (22) of nonwoven fabric is selectively coverable
by an overlay member (24) made of a transparent material that can be selectively applied
over and detached from the sheet (22) of nonwoven fabric in the case a patched-up
original or the like is to be imaged (Figure 3). |